Bright ideas

I am Tim...

... a graphic designer with 30 years’ experience of making and helping others make books and publications of all kinds.

I collaborate responsively with authors and artists to arrive at the best, right result that makes them happy and proud.

I allow the meaning of words and the beauty of images to shine and communicate together, and strive for elegance, clarity, balance, legibility and utility (except when trashiness, confusion or frippery may be required).

I am literate and thoughtful, sensitive to subject matter and target audience, and skilled at analysing and structuring material to find the appropriate form and style for each project.

I have worked with individuals, small groups and large corporations and institutions, on everything from simple flyers to complex books and magazines, with print runs from 10 to 1,000,000.

I am usually wholly responsible for every aspect of the design, layout and accuracy of every page, as well as the management of printing and production.

I know my stuff. How can I help you?

Some clients

Log cabin, Bern, Idaho where composer LaMonte Young was born, 14 October 1935
Tonico Lemos AuadPenguin Random HouseNancy FoutsBurning Bright ProductionsTime To Think, Inc.The Fine Art SocietyJason MartinThomas Williams Fine ArtEnglish Garden LoungingCarlton BooksBrian GriffithsGalerie SimpsonTulloh BooksArtSourceManchester UnitedVigo GalleryTriangle NetworkStephen Friedman GalleryHoratio’s Gardenl’étrangère GalleryWalid Kassatly DistilleriesThe House of Fairy TalesEast London Metropolitan OperaAspen Art FoundationZed NelsonEleven Fine ArtGasworks GalleryThe Groucho ClubCoombs ContemporaryHutchinsonGavin TurkCenturyChannel FourFour Corners BooksSteve GoddardTrolley BooksSusie HamiltonPrestelRoyal British Society of SculptorsJacqui SmallAndrea Rosen GalleryRob and Nick CarterThe Gallery of EverythingSladmore GalleryPhil McIntyre EntertainmentBen Brown Fine Artsthe wind in the treesTransition GalleryThe British Art FairAlexandre da CunhaPrefaceMark Jason GalleryThe River CaféKate BrightSphereThe Spice GirlsBen Elwes Fine ArtMalgosia StepnikEmily YoungTransform Drug Policy FoundationSOASV&A Museum of ChildhoodJonathan YeoMummery+SchnelleJanet Street-PorterMerrell PublishersModern Art OxfordLive Stock MarketHighclere CastleThe Line

Other things

the wind in the trees is my independent publishing imprint, home to personal projects.

The @crudlark Instagram account is a showcase for my lifelong collection of small plastic fragments.

Contact

Tim Barnes

Email: chicken@herechickychicky.com

Phone: +44(0)7485 578 233